National Republican., 1887-02-28
o, the transporting, rapturous scene
That rises on my sight

But there is one step still in advance sug..
gested by this subject, II this religion of
sSt me and amt
portant 1t will be in the great eternity. need
not stand here and argue IT, There is some.
thing within your soul that says now, while
but am Immortal" You feel that your ex.
istence on earth Is only small piece of your
being It Is only mile up to the grave but it
Ia ten thousand miles beyond The slab ofthe
tomb is only the mile stone on which we read
OF infinite distance yet to be travelled. The
world itself will grow old and die. The stars
of our night will burn down In their sockets
and expire. The sun. like aspark struck from
an anvil, will fash and go out. The windswill
utter their last whisper, and ocean heaye Its
Gigantic-immortal. Mighty to suffer or en-.
joy. Mighty to love or hate. Mighty to soar
or to sink. Then, what will be to us the store.
the scorn of our. enemies, the things that
lifted us up, and the things that pressed us
DOWN What 70 John Wesley are ali the mobs
all the nations that applauded him2 What To
Paul now. the dungeons that chilled him?
What TO Latimer now, the flames that con-
OF Christ reach that land, will never be dis
turbed. None 10 dispute their throne they
shall reign for ever and and ever. But, alas
the futurel When the sharp.shod hoofs OF
60 over them, how viii they Contend with
dOiotoI anu Whcu tuG WdNcs VI tucT WTttCu-
edness rise up, white and foamy. under the
swooping Of eternal storms, and the billows
become more wrathfnl and dash more high.
oh, what Will thoy do "amid the swelling of
III could come into your heart this moment
would see that many of you. my dear friends.
sickness 1t was, or what trial; but verify be-
lieve there is not man In the house but has
sometime vowed he would be the Lords. It
might have been at the time when your child
lay sick you said: 80 Lord, If Thou wilt let this
child get well will be Christian" Or 1t
might have been In some business trouble,
keep my property ] will be a Christian" You
peril passed. Are you a ChristianY History
the world was was ron Coming to an amer end, and there was was
great excitement in London. 1t was said that
The world would perish on certain Friday. On
peope IN fhe
nation Was being converted to God, for il was
that coming Friday the World wilGd'V Would per perish.
Friday came, and there were no portents, no
fires In the air no earthquakes. The day passed
was past and the night came, il Is said that In
London there was a scene OF riot, and wassail,
and drunkenness. and debauchery such as had
been They their
good resolutions Oh, how much human ma
ture In that While trials and misfortunes
come 10 us, anu we are GOWN ueep IN DARK
"'oh, Lord, do so, and j will do so." The
darkness passes, the peril goes away. We are
as we were before, or werse for oh, how often
have seen men start for the kingdom ofGod
come up to within arms reach of 1t, and then
80 back farther from God than they ever were
before, dropping from tho very moment OF
their privilege into darkness forever Oh,
how unRrateful we have been Do You know
bow much God has done for you and tor me ?
Have you never felt III How much lie did
for you to-day Who spread the table for
you? Who watched you last nlght2 Who
has been kind and good TO you all your life
long2 oh, how ungrateful we have been
Methinks the goodness of God ought to cad
this whole audience 10 repentance. know
not your individual history. Bone Of you l
never saw before, some OF You will never
see again: but know that God has been good
was a steamer on one Of the western lakes
was little child who stood on the
the water, when she lost her balance and
dropped into the waves The lake was very
rough. The mother cried; "Save my child!
saye my ohildP' There seemed none disposed
10 GSaP into the water There was a. NeT3nnd
ter's face, as If for orders, His master said:
TRAY, overheard, catch EN- p The dog sprang
into the water, caught the child by the gar
ments, and swan back to the steamer; Tho
was lined ON deck, and the mother, ere she |
tainted away. In utter thanksgiving to that dog,
threw her arms around It's neck and kissed 1t; |
but the dog shook himself of from her embrace
and went and laid down as though he had |
accomplished nothing Shall q mother be |
grateful TO dog that saves her child, and be !
ungTateful to the Son of God who, from the |
heights h s Of heaven, p% plunged into the depths
might lift us up out of our sins and place /
US on the rock OF agea2 Oh, the height,